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Evaluation of the efficacy of elastic compression stockings in prevention of hypotension during epidural anaesthesia for elective caesarean section
Author(s) -
Lee A.,
McKeown D.,
Wilson J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1987.tb02548.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , elective caesarean section , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , general anaesthesia , compression stockings , compression (physics) , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , physics , materials science , optics , composite material , biology , thrombosis
The ability of graduated compression elastic stockings to prevent hypotension during elective epidural caesarean section was evaluated. Twenty women were randomly assigned to two groups of ten, one group being fitted with the stockings. The incidence and degree of hypotension were the same in both groups. Graduated compression clastic stockings are of no benefit in reducing the incidence of maternal hypotension during caesarean section.